Tag Archives: Big Five
The Hexaco Model of personality: What it says about who we are
In 2004 a new personality measure was formally introduced.* It is called the HEXACO Model with hex for its six factors and the letters standing for Honesty-Humility, Emotionality, eXtraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Openness. The major difference is the finding of … Continue reading
Temperament and Politics and the Dark Triad
The Dark Triad: What is it? Is this related to Halloween? (No, though it sounds spooky enough.) Is it related to temperament? Should it be? How about foreign policy? With Halloween off the list, let’s look first at what the … Continue reading
The MBTI and the Big Five: Different roads to Rome?
It would be hard to find two temperament instruments that developed in more starkly different ways. The Five Factor Model or Big Five was an accepted scientific enterprise from the very beginning, while the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator might best be … Continue reading

